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Algenist Repairing Tint And Radiance Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Algenist SPF 30
Algenist Repairing Tint And Radiance Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30

54/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Algenist Repairing Tint And Radiance Moisturizer is a broad-spectrum SPF 30 tinted moisturizer that pairs a Titanium Dioxide mineral filter with older chemical UV filters including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Benzophenone-3. The balanced finish keeps white cast low and feels lightweight, with low pore-clogging potential, so it sits easily as a daily face moisturizer. It can sting somewhat if it reaches the eyes, and it works okay under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 53.7/100, it is a light cosmetic option that generally suits low-exposure days rather than serious sun.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 37
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
  • +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
  • +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • −19.2 UVB coverage saturated
  • −0.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

Low 17
  • +100 Starting score
  • −70 Oxybenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −3 1 declared fragrance allergens
  • −9 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −7 Titanium Dioxide, 2.5% declared
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #68
  • +6.3 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
  • +0.3 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +0.2 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting

Medium 49
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel

Low 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide, 2.5% declared
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Comedogenic

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #48, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne

High 24
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil)
  • −41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Steareth-21)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −20 Oxybenzone at #3, yellow stains on white cotton
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #67, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 6 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Zea Mays Starch, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #60, hyaluronic family
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
  • ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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Full ingredient list (68)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  2. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 22 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  4. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)

    • ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 7 2.5% declared
    • ↑ 10 2.5% declared
    • ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
  5. 5 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  10. 10 Zea Mays Starch

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  11. 11 Steareth-21

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. 12 Stearyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  13. 13 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  14. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  17. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  18. 18 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  19. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  20. Plant oil, an emollient

  21. Botanical extract

  22. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  23. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. 24 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  25. 25 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  27. Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

    • ↑ 3 film former
  28. 28 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  29. 29 Isohexadecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  30. 30 Decylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. Supporting ingredient

  32. 32 Beta-Carotene

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  33. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  34. 34 Steareth-2

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  35. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  36. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  37. 37 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  38. 38 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  39. 39 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  40. 40 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  41. 41 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  42. 42 Polysorbate 60

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  43. 43 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  44. 44 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  45. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  46. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  47. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  48. Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  49. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  50. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  51. 51 EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  52. 52 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  53. pH adjuster

  54. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  55. 55 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  56. Botanical extract

  57. 57 Capric Acid

    Supporting ingredient

  58. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  59. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  60. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  61. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  62. 62 Lysolecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  63. Botanical extract

  64. 64 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  65. 65 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  66. 66 Coumarin

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  67. 67 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  68. Colorant or pigment

Does the Algenist Repairing Tint And Radiance Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 leave a white cast?

No, white cast is low. The tint and the balanced finish help it blend into skin, and the Titanium Dioxide is paired with chemical filters rather than used alone.

Is the Algenist Repairing Tint And Radiance Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 mineral or chemical?

It is a mixed formula leaning chemical. It uses Titanium Dioxide as a mineral filter alongside older chemical filters including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Benzophenone-3.

Is it any good?

It scores 53.7/100 with moderate protection at SPF 30. It works as a light tinted daily moisturizer, but for serious sun exposure a higher-protection formula is generally a better choice.

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